Norrtälje is a locality and the seat of

Norrtälje Municipality Norrtälje Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the stad (Sweden), city of Norrtälje. It is the largest and northernmost municipality of Stockholm County a ...

, Stockholm County,

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with 17,275 inhabitants in 2010. It is one of the largest towns in Roslagen.

History

Norrtälje’s early history dates back to the

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. Around 225 ancient monuments have been found within what is now the city. Three ancient castles are assumed to have stood in the former villages Nordrona, Solbacka and Knutby. Norrtälje traces its more recent history to 1219, when the location was first mentioned as Tälje. After some time, the name officially became Norrtälje, to distinguish it from the other Tälje in the province,

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. The town of Norra Tällie was founded by King Gustav II Adolf in 1622, as were several other towns after the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War, The city arms were created as an upside down anchor as early as 1622 when the

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was granted. In 1719, large parts of the central town were burnt down by a Russian army during the Russian Pillage of 171921. The new stone church was not finished until 1726, and it was another four years before the city hall was completed. Norrtälje had a railway station on the

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Roslagsbanan Roslagsbanan () is a Narrow-gauge railway, narrow-gauge commuter railway system in Roslagen, Stockholm County, Sweden. Its combined route length is and there are 38 stations. It is built to the Swedish three foot gauge railways, Swedish three fo ...

from 1884 to 1969. It is now served by SL

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as a part of the system of public transport in Stockholm. Norrtälje has a first class industrial heritage displayed in the Pythagoras Mechanical Workshop Museum, based in the premises of a former

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factory.

Climate

Norrtälje has a

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with some maritime influence. Summers are highly variable and can be either very warm or quite subdued. The official station number assigned to Norrtälje was 8644 and there was an downtown weather station in operation until 1984. The chart below is from Svanberga, a village close to Norrtälje. Its more inland location makes it a bit more prone to cold snaps than the town itself, although high temperatures are similar. Even so, Norrtälje remains quite a bit colder than

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and coastal areas further south throughout the year and is more likely to have snow cover. The distance from the open sea to the urban area also affects the local climate, with less maritime moderation than in other coastal towns.

Gallery

Norrtälje NZ7 1085 (45942312771).jpg, Norrtälje 2018 Norrtälje NZ7 1062 63 (31006650977).jpg, View west from Norrtälje Hamnplan Norrtälje NZ7 1064 65 66 (45030112765).jpg, View east from Norrtälje Hamnplan Norrtälje NZ7 1071 72 73 (45030095505).jpg, View south from Norrtälje Hamnplan Norrtälje NZ7 1074 75 76 (45892952292).jpg, View north from Norrtälje Hamnplan

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Norrtälje: * BKV Norrtälje * Norrtälje IK * HK Ceres * Roslagens GK * Norrtelje BKNorrtelje BK
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Notable people

* Eddie Läck, former

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goaltender who is now a coaching assistant for the Arizona State Sun Devils hockey team

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